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23 May 2013
                       
 
 
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10 May 2013
 
 
Bowman Gilfillan lawyers deliver over R13m in pro bono work
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Lawyers working in the Johannesburg and Cape Town offices of pan-African corporate law firm Bowman Gilfillan Inc delivered R13.7 million in pro bono work for worthy causes during the financial year...
 
 
BG: Statement by the Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group, pan-African legal services group, delivers over R13-million in pro-bono work (10/05/2013)
STATEMENT
Lawyers working in the Johannesburg and Cape Town offices of pan-African corporate law firm Bowman Gilfillan Inc delivered R13.7 million in pro bono work for worthy causes during the financial year...
 
 
05 Apr 2013
 
Governance of small companies made easy
SPOOR & FISHER
The old Companies Act (Act 61 of 1973) was designed primarily to cater for the requirements of large companies and it generally ignored the economic and administrative difficulties faced by small...
 
 
27 Mar 2013
 
Law firm competition department announces co-head
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Jean Meijer, Head of Competition at pan-African corporate law firm Bowman Gilfillan, has announced that, with effect from 1 April 2013, Derek Lotter will join her as co-head of the competition...
 
 
08 Feb 2013
 
Proposed state option to acquire 'free carried interest' has implications for oil and gas sector
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The uncertainly created by the “free carried interest” provided for in the draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill may discourage potential investors in South Africa’s oil and...
 
 
07 Feb 2013
 
BG: Statement by the Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group, pan-African legal services group, social media create unforeseen tension in balancing constitutional rights (07/02/2013)
STATEMENT
While the founders of South Africa’s Constitution could not have foreseen the tension that social media would create for rights to privacy and to freedom of expression, a recent court ruling...
 
 
Social media create unforeseen tension in balancing constitutional rights
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
While the founders of South Africa’s Constitution could not have foreseen the tension that social media would create for rights to privacy and to freedom of expression, a recent court ruling...
 
 
17 Jan 2013
 
Proposed Bill has serious consequences for SA's oil, gas industry
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
The proposed Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act Amendment Bill has far-reaching implications for the upstream oil and gas industry in South Africa. As a result, said Lizel Oberholzer, head of oil...
 
 
BG: Statement by Bowman Gilfillan, litigation firm, on consequences for South Africa's oil and gas industry as a result of the proposed Mineral and Petroleum Resources Act Amendment Bill (17/01/2013)
STATEMENT
As a result, said Lizel Oberholzer, head of oil and gas at Bowman Gilfillan, South Africa’s only corporate law firm that has a dedicated team working on this sector: “All stakeholders are urged...
 
 
28 Aug 2012
 
Trade associations cautioned not to place members at risk
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
Trade associations might be viewed with suspicion by South Africa’s competition authorities; yet they can serve a legitimate purpose, says Gcobisa Sibango, candidate attorney at corporate law...
 
 
04 Nov 2011
 
Maximising benefits of the new Companies Act
New Companies Act
The recently promulgated new Companies Act, which came into effect on May 1, is a combination of both the old Act and the new Act, states corporate law firm Brink Cohen Le Roux (BCLR) director...
 
 
29 Nov 2010
 
SA institutional investors to adapt to new playing fields
BOWMAN GILFILLAN
South Africa’s institutional investors have been challenged to conduct their business on a new playing field following publication of the Draft Code for Responsible Investing.
 
 
21 Jul 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - July 21, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, the new carbon tax on cars and pick-ups will earn government R450m/y; Nariman Behravesh says that Africa's expanding trade relations with Asia to spur growth in 2010 and beyond;...
 
 
20 Jul 2010
 
SA business should investigate carbon tax implications
CARBON TAX
South African companies must investigate the implications of a carbon tax, the details of which will be released soon, corporate law firm Webber Wentzel has said.
 
 
02 Jul 2010
 
First phase of cash threshold reporting process under way
Commercial Crime
Corporate law firm Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys partner Matthew Purchase says that the first phase of the cash threshold reporting (CTR) process has started for accountable institutions, and will...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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